# Alex Hansen

> Senior Software Engineer I Programming languages nerd | Functional programming Enthusiast

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alexhansen

Adaptable, product-oriented senior software engineer with 5+ years of experience in software development. Strong engineering fundamentals and a passion for functional programming, programming language design, and code quality. Direct experience driving multiple product initiatives to completion.

Interested in functional programming, Haskell, Rust, and backend development.

Top Skills:

●	Haskell – SQL – Rust – Scala – C – Purescript – Typescript – Python – Java
●	Docker – Kubernetes – Linux – Nix – Git
●	REST – GraphQL – Systems Design

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer (Haskell) @ Well
Jan 2024 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer 2 @ SimSpace
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
●	Designed a novel way of capturing the performance characteristics of all database transactions within SimSpace’s codebase for much improved observability and insight into the scalability of the system
●	Implemented a wide-scale refactor of SimSpace’s Haskell codebase to enable the platform to support additional vendors
●	Represented SimSpace as a subject matter expert when meeting with key external stakeholders
●	Planned and scheduled the team’s work in Jira and communicated the team’s progress to management

### Senior Software Engineer @ SimSpace
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Remote
●	Led a cross-functional agile team to deliver solutions for incoming business requirements
●	Built a new horizontally scalable microservice in Haskell that doubled the number of concurrent users the platform supported and deployed this microservice in Kubernetes
●	Designed and implemented a system in Haskell for tracking the usage and allocation of computational resources in SimSpace’s private cloud
●	Mentored junior engineers and ensured code quality during code reviews

### Software Engineer 2 @ SimSpace
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Remote
●	Developed REST APIs in Haskell using the Servant web framework
●	Optimized PostgreSQL database queries and Haskell algorithms to eliminate performance bottlenecks, resulting in up to 10x faster requests
●	Drove an organization-wide initiative to improve the onboarding process for new engineers
●	Collaborated with the team to draft design documents and architecture diagrams

### Senior Software Engineer @ Parse Software Development
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
●	Led project teams to understand client business strategy and provide a strategic direction for their product
●	Collaborated with clients throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to ensure the implementation matched their vision
●	Developed a full stack React.js/Typescript web application with a Rust / PostgreSQL backend
●	Deployed applications on AWS

### Software Development Intern @ GC Image
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
●	Designed, built, and maintained a Java application for the visualization and analysis of gas and liquid chromatography
●	Implemented image processing algorithms to enhance the visualization of chromatograms
●	Designed the Bruker BAF File Reader plugin currently sold by GC Image


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jan 2014 – Jan 2020


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexhansenswe
- GitHub: https://github.com/asturtz2

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Last updated: 2026-03-22